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EDA500 connecting directly to PC
Before I order the EDA500 Expansion Chassis 5-Bay I want to verify if I can connect the EDA500 directly to my PC with Windows 10. Can anybody help me with this? Is there any compatibity list wit...
The combination EDA500 and StarTech.com 2-port SATA 6 Gbit/s PCI Express eSATA (PEXESAT32) WORKS!!!
But if you connect the second EDA500 to the second port of the PCI, it does NOT work.
Good luck to you all.
Thanks for the responses!
The EDA500 has 5 bays. Well, iirc, it has 6, but only 5 have a connector in the back.
A DAS could also provide interesting features such as RAID (directly on the chassis). And it works out of the box.
My point is that maybe an EDA500 for $125 is a good deal but not as no-brainer as it may seem.
A DAS could also provide interesting features such as RAID (directly on the chassis). And it works out of the box.
My point is that maybe an EDA500 for $125 is a good deal but not as no-brainer as it may seem.
jak0lantash wrote:
My point is that maybe an EDA500 for $125 is a good deal but not as no-brainer as it may seem.I don't disagree with that. You do need an eSATA adapter with a port multiplier - which is a big limitation. USB works with any of my PCs (including the laptops).
But I don't see much risk for someone who wants to try it - even if they can't return it, they could likely get the purchase price back by reselling the disk trays on ebay.
jak0lantash wrote:
A DAS ... works out of the box.I guess the whole point here is that an EDA500 might work out of the box too. We'll know when the OP gets back (or if someone else who already owns one can check it).
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